The Chaser Report
The Chaser
Are you sick of news you can trust? For over 200 years, The Chaser has been the world's leading source of news you can't trust.The Chaser Report offers a satirical look at Australian and world news and culture, along with occasional confessions of parenting and business failures, the latter often involving an amusingly large number of unsold avocado pool toys.The show is hosted each day by two of the satirical comedy group’s co-founders, Charles Firth and Dom Knight, along with occasional cameos from more talented, less available Chaser colleagues. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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Jan 20, 2022 • 19min
No War Stories Today Because We All Got COVID
You know when you go on holiday feeling calm with the knowledge you wont get surprised by work while on break? Because we don't. After finding ourselves in the awkward position of not having any content to deliver, Dom calls up each member of the team to find out what they got up to over the break. Spoilers: there's a lot of Omicron. WAR STORIES WILL RESUME NEXT WEEK! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 19, 2022 • 18min
WAR STORIES: Shore Rowing Shed Fund | Chris & Craig
This Summer The Chaser Report presents... WAR STORIES! Craig and Chris join the studio for one last War Story on Chris's all-time-favourite sketch. Together the team take a look at the time Chris wrote a script that involved song, sketch, and stunt, international shooting, and a very rich private school: The Shore Rowing Shed Fund. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 18, 2022 • 18min
WAR STORIES: Are You Being Shagged? | Andrew
This Summer The Chaser Report presents... WAR STORIES! Andrew Hansen again joins the Chaser studio to talk more of his favourite sketches from back in The War days. Dom, Charles, and Andrew all take a look at one of the staple characters for a Chaser sketch, the fast talker. Plus Andrew brings back one of the longest running sketch series he wrote, Are You Being Shagged? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 17, 2022 • 27min
WAR STORIES: The Trojan Horse | Chris & Craig
This Summer The Chaser Report presents... WAR STORIES! This Summer Stunt Series special episode features Craig AND Chris at the desk together remembering old stunts and how they came to be. Craig, Chris, Dom, and Charles all take a look at one of The Chaser's favourite stunts: The Trojan Horse. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 16, 2022 • 17min
WAR STORIES: Andrew's Mr 10 Questions
This Summer The Chaser Report presents... WAR STORIES! Andrew returns to the microphone for another of our Summer Stunt Series, this time to share behind the scenes stories on his most socially awkward characters. This episode see's the return of Mr 10 Questions and Clive the Slightly-Too-Loud Commuter. Plus Andrew shares how he prepared for stunts in the early days. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 13, 2022 • 25min
WAR STORIES: Craig's Public Exposure
This Summer The Chaser Report presents... WAR STORIES! Craig returns to the studio for another crack at our Summer Stunt Series, this time to talk about the reality of stunts. Lots of people think pulling pranks is sexy, and Craig wants to break that facade into a million small pieces. Listen in for the times that stunts were embarrassing, stupid, lame, and when the coolest people in them were the targets! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 12, 2022 • 26min
WAR STORIES: Chas vs America
This Summer The Chaser Report presents... WAR STORIES! Chas returns again for our Summer Stunt Series to talk about his favourite place to film stunts: America. Chas takes a look at why America is both the greatest and the worst country in the world to do pranks, and one of the last times he ever wore his Osama costume. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 11, 2022 • 21min
WAR STORIES: Chris's Realistic Wish Foundation
This Summer The Chaser Report presents... WAR STORIES! Chris Taylor returns to the studio for our Summer Stunt Series to talk about all the old Chaser TV shows and some of his favourite and least-favourite moments. This episode features that time Chris divorced his wife on TV, that time he wore a stocking on his head, and… the most controversial sketch of all. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 10, 2022 • 16min
WAR STORIES: Andrew's Crazy Warehouse Guy Returns
This Summer The Chaser Report presents... WAR STORIES! Andrew is back for our Summer Stunt Series, and this time he's ready to talk about some of his most notorious characters. Everyone loves the Crazy Warehouse Guy and the Surprise Spruiker, but only Andrew knows the difference between them. Just make sure to listen before midnight tonight before our manager goes absolutely crazy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 9, 2022 • 16min
WAR STORIES: Craig vs Mark Latham
This Summer The Chaser Report presents... WAR STORIES! Craig returns for our Summer Stunt Series! This time Craig comes to look at all the times his stunts involved getting up close and personal with politicians, and even the times when the targets of the stunts were the ones who got the last word. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
